Today, many are reflecting on the Life of the late Ted Kennedy ...

Ted, John and Robert Kennedy ...

all three names now from our past here in the United States of America.

Many today are reflecting on the life and times of Ted Kennedy, who passed away from his battle with cancer at age 77.

Someone today asked me, what did he really accomplish? There is no question that the name Ted Kennedy could be very polarizing, due to his past personal and political experiences.

My first thought was 'No Child Left Behind' and I later came across the following article.

Ted Kennedy and the Death (Hopefully) of an Era - Nick Gillespie
The controversial senator belonged to a different age, one ill-suited to today's increasingly decentralized world ...

Locally in Cedar Rapids, many can reflect on his dedication of John F. Kennedy High School here in NE Cedar Rapids. Our local paper highlighted in a story today.

Ted Kennedy dedicated Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School in 1967 - The Gazette
Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts (Mass.) is pictured speaking at the dedication Saturday of Cedar Rapids' new John F. Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids.
U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy dedicated Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School in August of 1967 and gave a speech in the new school’s gym. ...

Robin Tucker